* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND NORTHEAST ARIZONA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA... LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY AND NAVAJO COUNTY...BLACK MESA AREA...CHINLE VALLEY...CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU...NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS.

* UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING

* THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME ROADWAYS COULD BECOME FLOODED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT DEVELOPING CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TOFLASH FLOODING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSELOCATED ALONG AREA CREEKS...RIVERS OR OTHER FLASH FLOOD PRONEAREAS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BEPREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BEISSUED.

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Providing "weather, water cycle, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy."